Modern pastiche binding in full brown calfskin. Spine with raised bands decorated. Spine lightened. Traces of rubbing. Some foxing and occasional worming, browned pages, others yellowed, some with browning. One plate in volume II with 10 cm tear repaired. In volume I, p. 265, words underlined in blue pencil.
A monument of exegetical literature accompanied by superb illustration. The work is a dictionary that is historical, geographical and chronological.